"Every time I pick up the College Basketball Prospectus, I learn something and see the game in a different way. It's my go-to resource." — Jay Bilas, Basketball Analyst for ESPN

In the five years since its inception, the Basketball Prospectus website has become required reading for anyone who’s passionate about college basketball and wants to better understand both the game and their favorite team. Now the kind of Prospectus hoops insight that the New York Times has called “indispensable” has been collected into one definitive book for the coming year, the College Basketball Prospectus 2012-13.

Combining the most advanced statistical analysis with intensive scouting and an inquisitive love of the game, the College Basketball Prospectus contains previews of every Division I team. You’ll also find original essays on everything from forecasting the 2013 draft and ranking all D-I teams in the preseason to defining the “sophomore breakout” phenomenon and explaining the strange and stubborn persistence of the Ratings Percentage Index. Prospectus takes note of sound bites when appropriate but is above all based on on-court realities.

Whether you’re a fan of the A-10 or A-Sun, SWAC or WAC, Big West, Mountain West, Great West, or West Coast, the College Basketball Prospectus is required reading.

Paperback 15.86The printed annual is now availableat a 21% discount from Amazon.com

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Nov 16 - Just in time for your holiday shopping, head on over to Amazon and get the book that's being acclaimed far and wide....
"The essential tempo-free tome." -- Luke Winn
"My go-to resource." -- Jay Bilas
"Buy College Basketball Prospectus. Seriously. You're cheating yourself as a fan if you don't." -- Andy Glockner
This book brings all of the following characters between two covers: Joey Berlin, Drew Cannon, John Ezekowitz, Asher Fusco, me, Matt Giles, Jeff Haley, Dan Hanner, Jeff Nusser, Kevin Pelton, Ken Pomeroy, Mike Portscheller, Craig Powers, Josh Reed, Nic Reiner, Eddie Roach, Corey Schmidt, and John Templon.
Plus some guy named John Calipari, who chipped in with the Foreword. Seriously, I'll put this grouping of personnel up against anyone, up to and including the list of stars who've guest-voiced on "The Simpsons." In the last year or two.
And if you prefer your CBP 2012-13 as a snazzy PDF for your iPad, we have that too. Happy shopping, everyone.
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Nov 7 - People kept asking me when the book was coming out, so I put the book out, even though the PDF did not yet have section links. Now the College Basketball Prospectus PDF offers you that navigation. Pop open the "Table of Contents" button on your viewer or mouse over section titles in our table of contents, and you can glide instantly to the West Coast Conference without having to scroll through 312 pages.
If you've already purchased the book, come on back for your free upgrade. If you haven't bought the book yet, you should. Both types of readers can click here.
Watch the site for an announcement on the paperback, available at Amazon in a few days.
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